Names of suspects in last night's Colorado City standoff released

The identities of two men accused of shooting at a trooper and engaging in a standoff with law enforcement yesterday and early today were just released by Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs.

Myron McDonald Jr., 22, of Oklahoma City; Christopher Johnson, 24, of Oklahoma City; and a 16-year-old boy,not named from Edmond, Okla., are being held by law enforcement in connection with the incidents, Toombs said.

McDonald is charged with felon in possession of a firearm and evading arrest, according to a news statement released today by the Department of Public Safety. Johnson is charged with attempted capital murder and felon in possession of a firearm.

Charges are pending on the juvenile.

The two adults are being held at the Mitchell County Jail, and the juvenile is being held at a juvenile facility in Taylor County.

Two other people, Brandon Emerson, 24, and Felicia Diaz, 24, were also arrested on charges of hindering apprehension in connection with the incidents.

Toombs gave few details about how Emerson and Diaz were involved in the incidents, but said it was related to "how they came to be in Colorado CIty."

A nine-hour standoff yesterday that lasted into early this morning was the culmination of a high-speed pursuit in Mitchell County on Interstate 20. After a trooper pulled the SUV over for speeding yesterday afternoon, the driver exited the vehicle and fired three shots at the trooper, according to the release. The trooper was not hit by the gunfire.

The trooper gave chase to the SUV, which had started to travel again. More shots were fired at the trooper during the pursuit.

The trooper lost track of the vehicle — which was reportedly traveling at faster than 100 mph — momentarily and found it abandoned on Farm-to-Market Road 1230 in Nolan County, near Interstate 20.

Yesterday afternoon, the suspects reportedly holed up in a Colorado City building after pursuing law enforcement officials had lost track of them. The suspects' presence in the building was reported to police to residents of the city about 3 p.m.

It was reported that a woman, known as "Mom" was in the building when the suspects entered, but was allowed to leave unharmed.

The standoff ended just after midnight after a SWAT team threw stun grenades near the entrance of the building. No suspects or law enforcement officials were reported injured in the incident.

"We are pleased this volatile situation ended without injury or loss of life," said DPS Director Steven McCraw. "In addition to the fine work by department personnel, we would like to thank all of our law enforcement partners for their assistance in bringing this incident to a safe and successful conclusion."

In an interview, Toombs said deputies continued to investigate the incident this morning at the building where the standoff occurred, and that they were "looking for evidence."